AGUASCALIENTES. Tigres UANL beats Necaxa 1-0 after F. Gorriarán scored just 1 goal (42′).

The match was played at the Estadio Victoria de Aguascalientes stadium in Aguascalientes on Friday and it started at 7:05 pm local time. The referee was Fernando Hernández Gómez who had the assistance of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Michel Ricardo Espinoza Avalos. The 4th official was Hector Salvador Solorio Arreola. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 10%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Necaxa was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Tigres UANL that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Necaxa had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Tigres UANL was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Necaxa shot 17 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Necaxa received 4 yellow cards (Damián Batallini, Josecarlos van Rankin, Alexis Peña and Rogelio Cortéz Pineda). Talking about the opposition, Tigres UANL received 5 yellow cards (Luis Quiñones, Igor Lichnovsky, Diego Reyes, Jesús Garza and Nicolás Ibáñez).

Standings

After playing this match, Necaxa will stay with 8 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Tigres UANL will have 21 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Necaxa will play away against Toluca on the 30th of April with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Toluca (9 draws).

Tigres UANL will play away agasint León on the 1st of May with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Tigres UANL (9 draws).

Necaxa – Formation

Necaxa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Andrés Luciano Lillini decided to play with the following team: Hugo Gonzalez (6.7), Josecarlos van Rankin (6.3), Alexis Peña (6.6), Fabricio Formiliano (7.5), Agustín Oliveros (6.1), Damián Batallini (7.3), José Joaquín Esquivel (7.2), Fernando Madrigal (7.3), Edgar Méndez (6.4), Ricardo Monreal (6.1) and Maximiliano Silvera (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Dominguez (6.2), Edson Partida, Arath Moreno Martinez, Mateo Franzotti, José Ramírez, Miguel Pedroza (6.7), Rafael Ramirez, Rogelio Cortéz Pineda (7.1), Bryan Garnica (6.5) and Román Torres.

Substitutions

Necaxa made 3 changes: Maximiliano Silvera for Juan Pablo Domínguez Chonteco (54′), Damián Batallini for Bryan Garnica (64′) and R. Monreal for Miguel Pedroza (77′).

Best player: Fabricio Formiliano​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Necaxa was Fabricio Formiliano.

His rating is (7.5) with 58 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Tigres UANL – Formation

Tigres UANL started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Diego Martín Cocca Pera played with: Nahuel Guzmán (7.5), Jesus Angel Garza Garcia (7.1), Igor Lichnovsky (6.6), Samir Caetano (7.2), Javier Aquino (7.0), Guido Pizarro (7.0), Rafael Carioca (7.3), Fernando Gorriarán (8.1), Sebastián Córdova (7.0), Luis Quiñones (6.3) and Nicolás Ibáñez (7.1).

They had on the bench: Raymundo Fulgencio, Jesús Angulo (6.3), Eduardo Tercero, Juan Vigón (6.4), Sebastian Fierro, Diego Lainez (6.6), Nico López, Miguel Ortega, Diego Reyes (7.4) and Vladimir Loroña.

Substitutions

Tigres UANL made 4 changes: Samir Caetano for Diego Reyes (46′), S. Córdova for Diego Lainez (61′), Rafael Carioca for Juan Vigón (73′) and Luis Quiñones for Jesús Angulo (74′).

Best player: Fernando Gorriarán​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tigres UANL was Fernando Gorriarán.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 46 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• León – Atlético San Luis – 2-0
• Tijuana – Atlas – 1-1
• Mazatlán – Cruz Azul – 3-1
• Necaxa – Tigres UANL – 0-1